Glass holder



Marh 1933- L. E. BALTZLEY ET AL 3 5 GLASS HOLDER Filed Sept. 29, 1930 Patented Mar. 21, 19 33 UNITED m P TENT mmI- LOUIS E. BALTZLEY, E GLEN RIDGE, ANnrEEnEErox eoE'n'ra-oEivEwAEK, riEw JERSEY GLASS HoLn n Application filed September 29, 1930 Serial No. 484; 975. a

' r The present invention: is a holder for drinking glasses and similar articles.

Importantobjects of the invention are to provide a holder of the type referred to,

whichwill be of neat attractive design, of

relatively simple and inexpensive construction and which may be readily set to securely hold drinking glasses of different sizes and shapes. 7

These objects are attained by thenovel features of construction, combinations and relations of parts hereinafter described and" invention. V

Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating the device as hung from a bracket on the side of a table top and as partly open to receive the drinking glass; Fig. 2 is a side view'partly in section; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of the device; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view of portions of the base and holding levers.

736 As shown particularly in Fig. 1, there is provided in the present disclosure a base member 5, having an angularly upstanding hanger portion 6, projecting from one edge of the same and terminating at the upper end in a hook structure 7, adapted to be engaged over a supporting bracket 8 or the like, the latter in this instance being shown as attached by screws to the side of a table top 9. This hanger and base are shown as a formed from a fiat continuous strip of sheet metal and this is illustrated as ribbed at 10 in the angularly bent and vertically extending portions of the same to give ita desired degree of stiffness. The downwardly extending hook portion however, is left plain and fiat so as topass behind a bracket having only a slight projection, such as the bracket shown. v I

The drinking glass or other article 11 rests upon the base and is gripped or confined by surrounding holding devices here within the true spirit and broad scope of the. 20 v a lattice carried by the rods and "consisting shownas consisting primarily of thethree upstanding rods or posts 12. These confining rods are shown as carried by the outer ends of the levers 18. which latter arecom fined beneath the baseand pivoted hav ingftheir inner; perforated ends 14; loosely engaged over-the short bearingstuds '15 pro- 3 jecting from the underface of the "base." These pivot studs are indicated in Fig. l as secured to the base by being rivetedthereto, asatl6.

A disc rotatably secured tothe base by the central rivet1 8'beneath the levers',holds the levers in position'on theirpivots, guides them iii-their in and out swingingmovements and isutilized in the disclosure to actually 7 swing them in and out and hold them, in their various positionslofadjustment; f f

As best shown in Fig; "3', the rotatableconr trol'disc l7 isformedwith three arcuate cam slots'19 extending from the central toward the rim portion of the disc and receiving the short pins 20 on the underside of the levers. It will be evidentiin the view referred to that upon rotation of disc 17 ,the levers will be swung inward or outward, depending upon the direction of rotation and the holding rods carried by the levers be thereby closed in uponor opened away from a'glass seatedon thebase. J Theincline of the cams is g radualenough to hold theleversfin the various positions of adjustn'ient jand a further holding effect is present in the illusmean by reasonfof the dishing of the disc as indicated at 21',- which, as secured 'by the central rivet with its concave face upward causes it to yieldingly grip theouter portions of the levers" after the manner of a spring washer. Thisspring holding construction prevents the discfrom accidentally rotating or releasing the grip of the rods on theglas's; I 9

Additional holding m ans for the glass is provided in the illustration in the form of 96 offiexible bent'strips 22' pivotally connected M23 in crossed relationfand having their ends pivota'lly l'connectedatf2t toform' a V continuousbandflhis band having attached by the pivots24 z', 24b, thimbles 25 and rings r derside of the base, levers frictionally conor sleeves 26 at the upper and lower. edges of the band and engaged over the rods to detachably mount the band in position. The thimbles at the upper end of theeX- pansible and contractible band have a friction fit over the ends ot the rods, so that the band will be properly retained in position, but the sleeves at the lower edge of the band have an easy sliding fit over the rods, so as not to offer too much opposition to 'desired adjustment of the holder. L

If the lattice-work band is not required, the same may be readily slipped ofi the posts and the posts then be used entirely to confine or grip the glass. The lattice-work however, serves the extra purposeo av guard for the glass and also adds to the attractive appearance of the article.

VWhat is claimed is: I 1. 'A; glass holder comprising a base, glass confining rods upstanding from said base,

, supports for said rods movably mounted on the base, a rotatabl e control disc mounted on the/base and connected with said supports for shifting thesame, said control disc being dished and frictionally gripping said supports.

.2. A holder for a drinking glass or the like, comprising rodlike .rneinbers mounted for movement toward or away from each other to fit different sizes and shapes of glasses and a contractible and expansible lattice work band having sleeve portions at the joints of the same removably engaged 1 over said rodlike members and whereby said lattice work band may be readily applied to or removed from the rodlike members and when so applied, will contact or expand with 7 said rodlike members for the adjustments of the same to fit different glasses.

3. A holder for a drinking glass or the a control disc pivoted to the underside of the base and having portions projecting lat erally beyond the'base'and forming a hand-v upstanding article confining members, .pin'

and slot connecting means between said pivoted levers and control disc whereby rotation of the latter will effect rocking movements on the levers on their pivots and said control disc and levers being relatively deformed out'ojf-a flat plane whereby the outer portions of 'th e le'vers' will be pressed up- Wardly by the outer portion of the disc and thereby frictionally held against the outer portion of the base. Y j I 7 In testimony whereof we atfix our signaturesfl. I

LOUIS E. BALTZLEY.

FREDERICK GOERTZ.

like, comprising arflat base provided with f dependent pivot studs at the underside of the same, .a control disc pivoted to the unsaid levers to hold the latter thus confined on the pivot studs,pin and slot connections between the control disc and intermediate portions of the levers for swinging the levers with respect to the pivot studs at the inner ends of the same andarticle holding members on the outer ends, of the levers, said control disc being dished upwardly about the rim of the same to gain frictional engagement with the levers. i

4. A holder for a drinkingglass or the like, comprising a base for supporting the glass, said "base having at one side ot thesame a laterally extended rigidly projecting supportingmember by which the base may b .secured. a i ear t suitable, S ppo t. 1 

